The 1966 Maine West harriers finished a great season on Saturday, November 5, with a sterling seventh place finish in the state finals. This is the best placing a Warrior cross country team has ever made, and the team performed outstandingly throughout the entire season.

Saturday, October 29, is the day the runners qualified to go downstate, as they placed second in the Maine West District. Overwhelming all opponents was Evanston, which placed runners in slots. 1, 4, 7, 14, and 20. The Warriors took places 2, 6, 9, 27, and 34 in the race run by 175 boys. The top totals were: 1) Evanston 46; 2) Maine West 78; 3) Arlington 84.

Twenty-six schools grouped at Urbana Country Club for the final contest on Saturday, November 5. Evanston proved to be the state's supreme power as they prevailed by a narrow margin. At last Maine's finest, Lee LaBadie, met his peers as he finished fourth in the field of about 200. Despite Lee's fine effort, three other runners were able to edge him in the last half of the race. Emerging at the half mile in fifth spot, Lee proceeded to pace the entire field at the mile mark. However, by ).

the mile and 1/4 the eventual top three passed Lee, and he could not regain his former position. Completing the seventh place finish for the Warriors were Eddie Lusk (18), Doug Chase (34), Scott Schlesser (67), and Bill Deuser (70

The state's ten finest teams with their points are the following:

1. Evanston    117
2. Naperville   124
3. York 127
4. Lane Tech   133
5. Proviso West 159
6. Glenbard West 167
7. Maine West       170
8. Urbana         218
9. Pekin       233
10. Ottawa    266

Previous to the action in the state finals, the harriers concluded their dual meet schedule. In an away meet the Warriors conquered Crystal Lake by a score of 17‑40 on October 24. The Warriors traveled to Niles North on Tuesday, November 1, where they dismantled the Vikings 21 to 40. The final dual meet record of the harriers was 9‑1.